Automation Engineer Job Trends in Bolton

Automation Engineer
Manchester > Bolton

The median Automation Engineer salary in Bolton is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bolton 2.86% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.85% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £43,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 - -
75th Percentile £81,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median annual salary £49,500 £75,000 £58,750
% change year-on-year -34.00% +27.66% +17.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bolton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bolton. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Bolton with a recognized job title 52 111 48
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 74.29% 91.74% 96.00%
Number of salaries quoted 36 68 34
10th Percentile £29,625 £29,850 £29,150
25th Percentile £35,313 £40,000 £29,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% -15.00% +56.25%
75th Percentile £56,563 £57,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £66,750
Manchester median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% -4.35% +1.94%

Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Automation Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bolton.

Automation Engineer job vacancy trend in Bolton

Automation Engineer
Salary Trend in Bolton

Salary distribution trend for Automation Engineer job vacancies in Bolton.

Salary distribution trend for Automation Engineer job vacancies in Bolton

Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton

For the 6 months to 6 December 2025, Automation Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bolton region featuring Automation Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Coaching
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) HNC
1 2 (100.00%) HND
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Leadership

Automation Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 2 (100.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Coaching
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) HNC
1 2 (100.00%) HND